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West Raises Pressure on Russia in Downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

U.S. Charges Moscow With Supplying Rocket, Hiding Evidence

The U.S. leveled its most-explicit allegations yet of Russia's involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, and European leaders threatened broad new sanctions against Moscow, marking a turning point in the standoff between the West and the Kremlin. WSJ's Anton Troianovski reports from Moscow. (Photo: AP)

The U.S. leveled its most-explicit allegations yet of Russia's involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and subsequent efforts to conceal evidence, and European leaders threatened broad new sanctions against Moscow, marking a turning point in the standoff between the West and the Kremlin.

Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin "for the last time" to accede to Western...